Originally Posted by
MWright
Heartwarming. Nothing says Christmas like hosing your fellow pilot into flying your trip because you don't have the seniority to hold the days off.
Yeah... these are the same miscreants who call in sick over the weekends too.
As an expat living overseas, i usually don't get home over the holidays. Many crewmembers, like in the U.S., have young families, I notify OCC that I'll volunteer to fly, also on News Year Eve, and Day, so perhaps, some can have a chance to celebrate the holidays together. For me, either way, flying a jet full of pax or overnighting in SYD, or MEL, or LHR isn't all that bad.